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Puzzle-Up...A wordplay-oriented contest

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Brian Olewnick

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Dec 5, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/5/97
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For around ten years, I've been competing in a small, annual
competition created by Alan Levine of Massapequa, NY which he calls
Puzzle-Up. When he sent out this year's entry form, I wrote him a note
asking permission to post his announcement here, figuring some folk
might be interested. The announcement is below, followed by some notes
and his address:

______________________________________________
PUZZLE UP # 14

Win $1,000
Answer 50 questions in various categories including movies,
literature, geography, sports, history, television, music and animals.

Encounter anagrams, palindromes, transposals, homophones, synonyms,
antonyms, etc.

Compete against the top players in the country.

Sample questions:

* Rearrange the inside letters of a world capital to form an animal,
the transposal of another animal.

* Anagram the following to form the rank and name of a well-known
historical figure: GI veteran, wide grins,. How he'd lead!

* What actress' first and last names contain consecutive numbers in
reverse order?

[I'll let you work on the answers]

If you're fascinated by the peculiarities of the English language this
contest is for you.
___________________________________________________

I'll point out that the above questions are relatively easy, in the
context of this contest (though I think the third one is rather
elegant). Some of the questions link to each other (eg, last year one
had to come up with both erstwhile poet Thomas Merton and that poet of
the secondary, Merton Hanks). He mails the puzzle on Jan 1, you have
til Feb 6 or so to send in your answers. In the event of a tie, ten
further tie-breaker questions are sent out.

It's a great deal of obsessive fun. Some of the contestants from years
past include editors from GAMES magazine and several of the top
crossword solvers in the country.

Costs $20 to enter. If you're interested, send a letter to Alan at the
address below, and he'll send you an entry form.

Alan Levine
25 Shelley Drive
Massapequa NY 11758

Enjoy,

Brian O.


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